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The Independent-Record from Helena, Montana • 3

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The Independent-Record, Saturday, February 9, 1946 Page Thre 1 WAR TOOL SURPLUS DEPOT IGYIe rS pi 1 WBPBy Ufl "It 4 ITS WAR JOB the Army Ordnance depot at Lordstown, 0 has become one of the nation's bipgest "separatiofi" centers for ma- i'-chinery and tools. While the fighting was on, Lordstown supplied ma chmes and tools to all theaters of war. Not all of the material at the surplus depot Is adaptable to civilian use such gadgets as a 2G5-pound six-foot-long open-end wrench. But there are lots of other hard-to-get I items which will fit nicely into a booming post-war economy such as elec- frlc power tools, drill presses and band saws, arc welding outfits, port able electric saws, sewing machines, automobile and truck jacks, air com- pressors, pipe-cutting tools, vises and a hundred and one types of wrenches. 4 1S a aavs- aS 4 -V $VHL ava Til 1 a.a xaa-: i.W A AAjt Aa-aAJa A AA A 'AW A i -v.

"HELL-ON-WHEELS" GI'S ON WAY HOME Maj. Gen. John M. Devine of Providence, R. I commanding general of the colorful Second Armored "Hell-on-Wheels" division which played a leading role in the liberation of -France, greets Capt.

Richard W. Stev- I ens of Hollister, holder of the DSC, Silver Star and Purple Heart, who arrived with the first elements of the famous division. Looking on at the right is Lt. I Briard P. Johnson.

The general is now at Camp Kilmer, N. where he is setting up si AA 4. -r 'i his headquarters in preparation for welcoming each ship bringing his men home; a. AA.A- a-. A 1 ma -V''; 4 fv- Wf 4 A ft Wj.aUjHW' AA'A''a aa a.a -aa a vrWWWWf.aAmgwWte 'ff Soaaa; WANT A CAR? Here are a few of the 900 Army scout cars for sale at the Lordstown' depot.

Rendered obsolete by the M-8 armored car, these vehicles cost Uncle Sam $5,000 each. Sale price to priority holders is usually $350, sometimes a trifle PAPA SAYS "YES" Lillian Molieri, above, 19-year-old Nicaraguan beauty, is now launched on a Hollywood screen career, with her dad's blessing. When he learned A fTlof c- Vi A rl Uaaama nnMAA. a a 1 4 4 JNicaraguan financier, planed to Hollywood, then an- itl If a I Jm, tr-K-t, nounced he had consented to her film career. Provided, 4 Sl I he added, the attractive Lillian doesifl have any "dates" 8 A a A uuieas xudiiid iviuiien gives nec iuu per cent approval.

A (K Va vy iof-s "3 i Liar's, XmaJLl 1 A A Jft nu lane hjk uon j. nave reaa a dook on now 10 ny ana i now can ny anyining- 5 a a Sk. a- ti jj, ti v. i A that flies," wrote 12-year-old Don Kruegar of Payton, in asking the Air Technical liCf Pamwi A MAk a A-t r. nlnnns TM aK a3 v.

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Gen. L. C. Craigie, Wright Field engineering chief, welcomes him. Jf t' SIRS' xa 14 a -f SV a WANT A WRENCH? Six-foot Eddie Dolan WANT A POWER DRILL? To be able to buy stands beside one of several thousand one like the above, which N.

W. Chamber-six-foot 265-pound open-end wrenches, lain examines, you must have a priority. 1 G. A. S.

IEVESON-GOWER, kinsman of the Duke of Sutherland and allegedly an heir to a vast British fortune, has started a new business of his own at Slough, England. A chimney sweep, he is shown 4 js I I above with his tricycle cart. 'Sa-a. a j- 'A A Aw A AAy Aft 1 1-V Wa sS-sa. A I aN jy i-Al(t.

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A a t). A A 1 vfA fcisAiijiteiiiAiSA w. s(- 'V HAIRDOS: FOR EVENING. FOR OFFICE Janis Paiere. screen actress, wears, in tor) v.

ft WANT A JACK? An employe of the. ordnance depot demonstrates one 'of the 10,000, photos, new coiffure created for her by her studio. The switch is braided full length1 B0Y WHAT A BUOY! Two United States Navy officers, goes across head from left to point behind right ear, doubled back and its finished inspecting 16-ton mooring buoys on the French island of end hidden under large pincurls. Ann Doran, screen actress, models, in lower photos, New Caledonia, are dwarfed by the giant spools, prob-a simple, rolled back hairdo that is efficiently perfect for office and business wear.5 ably the world's largest. The buoys, which are nrt of naval surplus property, will be shipped to Pearl Harbor.

International. All rights rttorvtd. iu-ion jacKa ior saie. ordnance utilized many thousands of these jacks. Thai hitch 13 that only heavy truck users or manufacturers can adapt them to civilian uses.

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